#556c59

Color #556c59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#556c59

RGB

rgb(85, 108, 89)

HSL

hsl(130.4, 11.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130.4, 21.3%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 0%, 17.6%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(43.33, -12.71, 7.87)

LCH

lch(43.33, 14.95, 148.23)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0405, 149.89)

HWB

hwb(130.4, 33.3%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c5568

Analogous

#5c6c55

#556c59

#556c64

Triadic

#556c59

#59556c

#6c5955

Split-complementary

#556c59

#64556c

#6c555c

Tetradic

#556c59

#55686c

#6c5568

#6c5955

Square

#556c59

#555c6c

#6c5568

#6c6455

Shades

Color #556c59 mixed toward black.

#475a4a

#39483b

#2a362c

#1c241e

#0e120f

Tints

Color #556c59 mixed toward white.

#6c8971

#89a28d

#a6b9aa

#c4d0c6

#e1e8e3

Tones

Color #556c59 mixed toward gray.

#576a5a

#59685b

#5b665d

#5d645e

#5e625f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#60605e · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#5e5d5f · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#566263 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556c59]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#556c59 (#556c59) is rgb(85, 108, 89) in RGB.

No, #556c59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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